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Hertford council continues FY26-27 budget discussion, schedules follow-up work session
Summary
Council members and staff reviewed FY26-27 budget considerations on April 13, discussing electricity and sewer rates, loans, COLA and personnel changes; council recessed and will resume detailed budget work at a April 27 work session.
Council members on April 13 took up a broad review of considerations for the Town of Hertford’s FY26-27 budget, but did not adopt the full budget. Town Manager Doris Walton, Finance Director Ashley Eure and Mayor Ashley Hodges led a discussion of topics the town will need to address in the coming fiscal year, including recent increases in electricity rates the Town pays, potential sewer rate increases, outstanding loans, an increase in rates charged by Winfall, cost-of-living adjustments for staff, removal of earmarks, code enforcement, Zoom subscription costs and upcoming personnel changes.
Council members asked questions and sought clarification on outstanding loans and rate impacts. Mayor Hodges called for a five-minute recess at 7:24 p.m. and the council continued the budget conversation after the break; councilmembers agreed to resume a fuller budget review at a work session scheduled for April 27, 2026.
No final votes on the FY26-27 budget were taken at the April 13 meeting; the council approved discrete budget amendments at the same session while leaving the comprehensive budget unresolved for further work.
